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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 8, 1928 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Sherdel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Wally Roettger | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Bill Sherdel | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Les Mann | Center Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Virgil Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1928
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Barnes
Douthit hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Barnes
Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Barnes
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Barnes
There goes Frisch. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bottomley vs. Barnes
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holm scores. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Barnes
There goes Bottomley. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Barnes
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Barnes
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Sherdel
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Doul for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Sherdel
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sherdel
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barnes
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Barnes
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Barnes
Sherdel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Barnes
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sherdel
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Terry for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sherdel
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm juggles the ball. That's an error on Holm. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Sherdel
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Barnes
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Barnes
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Barnes
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Barnes
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bottomley goes all the way around to score. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roettger vs. Barnes
Roettger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Walker
Bill Walker now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Walker
Maranville hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Maranville reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherdel vs. Walker
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Sherdel
O'Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sherdel
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherdel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Sherdel
O'Doul hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Walker
Douthit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Walker
Holm hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Sherdel
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Lindstrom reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Sherdel
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Sherdel
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherdel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Walker
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Walker
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Walker
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sherdel
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Sherdel
Cohen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Sherdel
O'Farrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Walker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Walker
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Walker
Sherdel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Sherdel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. Walker
Douthit strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Sherdel
Shanty Hogan pinch hits for Bill Walker.
Hogan hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Sherdel
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Sherdel
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville misplays the ball. That's an error on Maranville. O'Doul moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Sherdel
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Sherdel
Mann takes first base on ball four. O'Doul moves to third. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Clarkson
Bill Clarkson now pitching.
Holm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Clarkson
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Clarkson
Bottomley hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holm tags and scores. Frisch tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Clarkson
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frisch tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roettger vs. Clarkson
Roettger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mann. Roettger reaches second base with a double. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Clarkson
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sherdel
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Sherdel
Cohen hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Sherdel
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jackson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fullis vs. Sherdel
Chick Fullis pinch hits for Bill Clarkson.
Fullis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Doul vs. Sherdel
O'Doul hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Cantwell
Ben Cantwell now pitching.
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Cantwell
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Cantwell
Douthit hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Sherdel
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sherdel
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Sherdel
Mann hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Roettger. Mann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Sherdel
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mann tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Sherdel
Jackson bunts towards third. Holm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mann scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Sherdel
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Cantwell
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Cantwell
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Cantwell
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Sherdel
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Sherdel
Jack Cummings pinch hits for Ben Cantwell.
Cummings hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Sherdel
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindstrom vs. Sherdel
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Farrell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Sherdel
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1928 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 4 0 0 0 O'Doul L, lf 5 0 2 0
Holm W, 3b 4 2 1 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 5 0 1 1
Frisch F, 2b 5 2 2 0 Ott M, rf 5 1 1 1
Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 2 3 Mann L, cf 3 1 1 0
Harper G, rf 2 1 1 1 Terry B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Roettger W, lf 4 1 2 3 Jackson T, ss 4 0 2 1
Wilson J, c 4 1 1 0 Cohen A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Maranville R, ss 4 0 1 1 O'Farrell B, c 3 1 1 0
Sherdel B, p 3 0 1 0 Barnes V, p 0 0 0 0
Walker B, p 1 0 0 0
Hogan S, ph 1 0 0 0
Clarkson B, p 0 0 0 0
Fullis C, ph 1 0 0 0
Cantwell B, p 0 0 0 0
Cummings J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 11 8 36 3 8 3
St.Louis 204 000 200 -- 8
New York 000 000 021 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sherdel B (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes V (L) 2.2 6 5 5 2 0
Walker B 3.1 3 1 1 1 1
Clarkson B 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Cantwell B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Holm W, Maranville R
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 9
2B -- Wilson J, Maranville R, Lindstrom F, Sherdel B, Roettger W, Mann L
HR -- Roettger W, Ott M
SB -- Frisch F
CS -- Bottomley J
SF -- Bottomley J, Harper G, Terry B
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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